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ME LD2129

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Donna Bailey

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Origin

Senate

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits courts from issuing orders or processes to enforce medical debt judgments through wage garnishment

  • Exempts a consumer's principal residence from liens, attachment, and execution when the underlying debt is medical debt

  • Bars debt collectors from initiating actions to place liens on a consumer's home or garnish wages to collect medical debt

  • Amends multiple sections of Maine law (Consumer Credit Code, exemptions statute, and debt collection regulations) to implement consistent protections across enforcement mechanisms

  • Defines "medical debt" by reference to existing Maine statute (Title 32, section 11002, subsection 7-A)

Legislative Description

An Act to Prohibit Liens on Principal Residences and Wage Garnishments for Medical Debt

Financial Practices

Last Action

Reported Out: OTP-AM

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services1/7/2026

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